Gardenista site full of tips on growing, eating

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Updated 7:29 pm, Friday, June 29, 2012

Gardenista featured Chef J.W. Foster and his rooftop garden at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Gardenista featured Chef J.W. Foster and his rooftop garden at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Photo: Courtesy Gardenista

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Gardenista featured Chef J.W. Foster and his edible garden and beehives on the rooftop of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Gardenista featured Chef J.W. Foster and his edible garden and beehives on the rooftop of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Photo: Courtesy Gardenista

Gardenista site full of tips on growing, eating

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You can be a fashionista, a remodelista and now a gardenista. Gardenista.com ( www.gardenista.com) is an online sourcebook dedicated to all things garden, from sustainable rooftop gardening to backyard DIY projects.

"Gardenista is about the idea of living and eating seasonally to connect you to what's going on seasonally around you in the natural world," Slatalla said. "It's about the little and big ways you can incorporate the natural world into your daily life."

Gardenista has some of the most popular features of its parent website, Remodelista.com, such as Steal This Look, 10 Easy Pieces and Design Sleuth. But Gardenista also has its own unique twists, from do-it-yourself garden projects to advice on urban gardening.

Last week's installment of Chef's Garden spotlighted the edible garden and beehives on the rooftop of San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, with chef J.W. Foster. In the Gardenista spirit of accessibility and DIY, the post also includes a recipe for House Honey Bruschetta (bit.ly/LOA42F).

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Gardenista is also very social media savvy: You can check out the website on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, or browse the website via an iPhone app.

"Social media helps to create a community. It helps people feel more involved and to have a two-way conversation. To that extent, it's really valuable," Slatalla said.